Move over, TARDIS. These are virtual reality phone booths.

CBC Radio | Posted: June 19, 2015 8:43 PM | Last Updated: June 19, 2015

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Caption: In the Posture Platform, you could have a conversation with a co-worker while looking out over the ocean together. (courchel.net)

Audio | Spark : Move over, TARDIS. These are virtual reality phone booths.

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The phone booth has all but disappeared from city streets, but in Montreal, there's a new twist to the old tech. A 10-year project is underway to have "phone booths" in which people can explore virtual terrains while talking to one another as if they were in the same physical space. Nora speaks with Luc Courchesne, the artist and designer behind the Posture Platform.

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